Beerhouse
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A beerhouse was a type of drinking establishment created in the United Kingdom by the 1830 Beerhouse Act, legally defined as a place "where beer is sold to be consumed on the premises". Public house
s at the time were issued with licences by local magistrates under the terms of the Retail Brewers Act 1828, and were subject to police inspections at any time of the day or night. The proprietors of beerhouses on the other hand simply had to buy a licence from the government costing two guinea
s per annum, £2.10 in modern currency. Until the Wine and Beerhouse Act 1869 gave to local magistrates the authority to renew beerhouse licences, the two classes of establishment competed head-to-head.
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
s at the time were issued with licences by local magistrates under the terms of the Retail Brewers Act 1828, and were subject to police inspections at any time of the day or night. The proprietors of beerhouses on the other hand simply had to buy a licence from the government costing two guinea
Guinea (British coin)
The guinea is a coin that was minted in the Kingdom of England and later in the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom between 1663 and 1813...
s per annum, £2.10 in modern currency. Until the Wine and Beerhouse Act 1869 gave to local magistrates the authority to renew beerhouse licences, the two classes of establishment competed head-to-head.